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Your sparkling swimming pool is not only a great relief from the heat and a wonderful way to relax on a summer day, but a safe space to get a full body workout to increase your strength, endurance, and flexibility. Exercising in water is also great for your heart and lungs, and has less impact on your muscles and joints than land-based exercise.
Here are a few super easy (and fun) exercises you can do in the pool:
It may sound like an easy enough warm up exercise, but walking in the pool strengthens your arms, core, and lower body due to the resistance the water creates.
Tip: Stand in water up to your chest and use hand or ankle weights for increased intensity.
Strengthen your arm muscles with this easy exercise.
Tip: Use foam dumbbells, arm paddles or webbed gloves to add resistance.
Strengthen your upper body with a few lateral arm raises.
Tip: Use foam dumbbells to add resistance.
Knee lifts can help to strengthen your core and lower body muscles.
Tip: Use ankle weights to increase intensity.
Try these kicks to strengthen your core and leg muscles.
Tip: Use ankle weights to increase intensity.
Get fit with Bestmed Tempo wellness programme
All Bestmed beneficiaries have access to personalised consultations with a Bestmed Tempo partner biokineticist as part of the Bestmed Tempo wellness programme. All you need to do is complete your free Health Assessment (previously HRA) at Dis-Chem, Clicks, Van Heerden or Alpha Pharm.